Intro:
D#m
D#m
Spectators line the avenue
A#m B
The players step out right on cue
D#m
And every night just seems the same
A#m B
Nameless faces play their game
D#m
The midnight gamblers place their bets
A#m B
The tight-rope walkers check their nets
D#m
Then comes the queen of broken hearts
A#m B
This is the way it always starts
F# C# B
Finders find love for the evening
F# C# B
Keepers keep the love they've found
F# C# B
Losers lose and wind up weeping
A#m B
But it's the only game in town
D#m
All hail the third string debutante
A#m B
She tries to act so nonchalant
D#m
Chasin' the prince of alibis
A#m B
Into a smokescreen made of lies
F# C# B
Finders find love for the evening
F# C# B
Keepers keep the love they've found
F# C# B
Losers lose and wind up weeping
A#m B
But it's the only game in town
Instrumental:
D#m A#m B
D#m
My window looks down on the set
A#m B
Each night the players strut and fret
D#m
So if you'd like to join the rest
A#m B
Just choose the part that suits you best
F# C# B
Finders find love for the evening
F# C# B
Keepers keep the love they've found
F# C# B
Losers lose and wind up weeping
A#m B
But it's the only game in town.
(repeat last stanza while fading)